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Some really good fights and observations this weekend. I will go over only the HBO card.
Jennings vs Perez
This one started out slow, got better in the middle rounds and then tapered off once again. I have to give Jennings credit for taking up boxing at 25 and him doing as well as he's doing. You can tell though that he hasn't boxed for a long time though. I hate watching a big man, with the athletic skills he has, not use the jab.
He paws with it, and is actually a better inside fighter than he is an outside one. He has this awkward crab like stance he gets into, with his back foot "in a bucket" (sideways) and looks to only land the hard right hand. He limits himself in what he does, and also pulls straight back with his hands up looking to counter.
Just bad habits, from a young HW and I know it's hard to ask him to be better considering he joined boxing so late. He is an excellent athlete and comes in shape to fight. There's nothing I see that will threaten Klitchko to be honest, and I don't see him as the next American HW champ.
Perez just came in out of shape IMO. His body looked soft and he fights in spurts because of his conditioning. You can tell he's more skilled than Jennings, but that doesn't matter if you don't throw punches. Lazy fighter, out of shape and he just didn't make the fight. Regardless of the point taken away, I didn't think he deserved to win the fight period.
Golovkin vs Geale
Message to Miguel Cotto, do not sign to fight GGG. This man is getting better and better and he couldn't have a better trainer than Able Sanchez in his corner teaching him that "Mexican" style. Believe it or not, he can do better, he can move his head more and take his head off line when punching but holy **** he hits hard.
He cuts off the ring the way you are supposed to (Canelo take notes) and goes to the body as well as he does to the head. Geale was doing well with his movement but if you don't have the power to discourage him, he will walk through you and KO you as we saw.
I can't remember watching someone so relaxed in there like GGG. He wastes no energy, takes his time and really picks his shots well. He doesn't even seem one bit nervous, and has this confidence about him that's almost scary.
I don't see Canelo or Cotto beating him, Chavez Jr is a better fight because of the chin and power but he loses as well. Obviously we want to see Andre Ward vs GGG and that's the big challenge for him because he does seem to have issues with movement and he's never fought a boxer like Ward.
Other fights
The Oscar Valdez and Benavidez Jr fights were what they were, easy set up fights for these young prospects. The guy Valdez fought had an iron chin, tough veteran and I thought it was good work for Valdez. I thought he showed some inexperience though in really trying to go for the KO and he should have just boxed him more.
Jose Benavidez is one talented kid, wow he has it all. He knocked his guy down with a counter left hook over the top that he turned at the last second kind of like the Ali phantom punch against Liston. He just needs to stay more active, and hopefully the injury bug is gone, because he has all the makings of being a world champ....easily.
Jennings vs Perez
This one started out slow, got better in the middle rounds and then tapered off once again. I have to give Jennings credit for taking up boxing at 25 and him doing as well as he's doing. You can tell though that he hasn't boxed for a long time though. I hate watching a big man, with the athletic skills he has, not use the jab.
He paws with it, and is actually a better inside fighter than he is an outside one. He has this awkward crab like stance he gets into, with his back foot "in a bucket" (sideways) and looks to only land the hard right hand. He limits himself in what he does, and also pulls straight back with his hands up looking to counter.
Just bad habits, from a young HW and I know it's hard to ask him to be better considering he joined boxing so late. He is an excellent athlete and comes in shape to fight. There's nothing I see that will threaten Klitchko to be honest, and I don't see him as the next American HW champ.
Perez just came in out of shape IMO. His body looked soft and he fights in spurts because of his conditioning. You can tell he's more skilled than Jennings, but that doesn't matter if you don't throw punches. Lazy fighter, out of shape and he just didn't make the fight. Regardless of the point taken away, I didn't think he deserved to win the fight period.
Golovkin vs Geale
Message to Miguel Cotto, do not sign to fight GGG. This man is getting better and better and he couldn't have a better trainer than Able Sanchez in his corner teaching him that "Mexican" style. Believe it or not, he can do better, he can move his head more and take his head off line when punching but holy **** he hits hard.
He cuts off the ring the way you are supposed to (Canelo take notes) and goes to the body as well as he does to the head. Geale was doing well with his movement but if you don't have the power to discourage him, he will walk through you and KO you as we saw.
I can't remember watching someone so relaxed in there like GGG. He wastes no energy, takes his time and really picks his shots well. He doesn't even seem one bit nervous, and has this confidence about him that's almost scary.
I don't see Canelo or Cotto beating him, Chavez Jr is a better fight because of the chin and power but he loses as well. Obviously we want to see Andre Ward vs GGG and that's the big challenge for him because he does seem to have issues with movement and he's never fought a boxer like Ward.
Other fights
The Oscar Valdez and Benavidez Jr fights were what they were, easy set up fights for these young prospects. The guy Valdez fought had an iron chin, tough veteran and I thought it was good work for Valdez. I thought he showed some inexperience though in really trying to go for the KO and he should have just boxed him more.
Jose Benavidez is one talented kid, wow he has it all. He knocked his guy down with a counter left hook over the top that he turned at the last second kind of like the Ali phantom punch against Liston. He just needs to stay more active, and hopefully the injury bug is gone, because he has all the makings of being a world champ....easily.
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